Arsenal raise offer by £17m to ‘force’ next huge transfer after reaching ‘full agreements’ on two signings

 Arsenal will increase their proposal to Real Madrid in an effort to get a deal for Aurelien Tchouameni over the line, according to reports.

The Gunners have already sealed the signing of Kai Havertz from Chelsea with deals for Ajax’s Jurrien Timber and West Ham’s Declan Rice set to follow soon.

But there are reports their summer spending won’t end there with Mikel Arteta and technical director Edu wanting two midfielders, a centre-back, a right-back and a forward

Assuming Havertz is an option in attack as well as midfield and Thomas Partey leaves this summer – with heavy speculation he will be – then Arsenal are still in the market for another midfielder.

And that is the point transfer expert Fabrizio Romano has made with Arsenal looking to offload Partey before bringing in another midfielder, with Southampton’s Romeo Lavia linke

“It’s not time for a bid yet… but they are well informed on Romeo Lavia,” Romano said on the DeBrief podcast.d.